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Show 2011 - Building with Details, Interest, and Finishes

Featuring: Teri Cherne

Posts On: May 21, 2017

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Award-winning quilt artist Teri Cherne is a quilter with sheer determination. As an artist, she didn’t let a little thing like two bouts of cancer keep her from creating. Known for her incredibly detailed and precise work, Teri shares how she drafts an entire quilt before needle ever hits thread. But that’s not all, she loves adding interesting details in her binding that she calls, "The frame for your picture." You won't believe the results.

Then Alex shares a contemporary rendition of an antique Shoo-Fly quilt as a way to honor and treasure those who stitched before.

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Teri Cherne

From Chapter One:

Alex demonstrates her take on a contemporary Shoo-Fly block.

From Chapter Two:

Alex and Ricky talk to Teri about her start in quilting and take a look at her quilts.

From Chapter Three:

Teri uses a vector drawing program to design an entire quilt before cutting into a piece of fabric. The vector drawing program allows her to create quilting designs that fit perfectly into her quilt. Not having a drawing background, Teri shows how easy it is to size, draw, and audtion ideas for a piece.

From Chapter Four:

Teri shares a unique technique for creating a trim that will become the binding of the quilt.

After Set:

After her second bout with cancer, Teri and her husband put their house up for sale and traveled the US in their RV. They visited every state in the continental US. Teri shares photos of the trip.

This was such an inspirational show and Teri's quilting is awesome. I especially loved her Chasing Rainbows quilt and it must have been serendipitous as her quilt was hanging in the Genesee Valley Quilt Show in Rochester, NY this weekend. Seeing it up close was a special moment for me.

I enjoyed seeing the process of your quilts coming together. Congratulations on your 1st place win at UQSM this year. I was lucky enough to see "When My Spirit is Set Free" in person! It is beyond beautiful!

Teri is amazing! Her story, her quilting all together a person who knows her own heart and style. Thank you, Teri, for coming to TQS! I can't wait to see what you do the next time you are on the show. I'm sure it will be spectacular.

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